In brief: Tesoro restarts North Dakota pipeline

November 1, 2013Updated: November 1, 2013 10:46pm

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FILE - In this Oct. 11, 2013 file photo, cleanup continues at the site of an oil pipeline leak and spill north of Tioga, N.D. North Dakota, the nation's No. 2 oil producer behind Texas, recorded nearly 300 oil pipeline spills in less than two years, state documents show. None of them were reported to the public. According to records obtained by The Associated Press, the pipeline spills, many of them small, are among some 750 "oil field incidents" that have occurred since January 2012 without public notification. (AP Photo/Kevin Cederstrom, File) less

FILE - In this Oct. 11, 2013 file photo, cleanup continues at the site of an oil pipeline leak and spill north of Tioga, N.D. North Dakota, the nation's No. 2 oil producer behind Texas, recorded nearly 300 oil ... more

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Cleanup was underway last month at the site of an oil pipeline leak and spill north of Tioga, N.D. ﻿

Cleanup was underway last month at the site of an oil pipeline leak and spill north of Tioga, N.D. ﻿

Photo: Kevin Cederstrom, FRE

In brief: Tesoro restarts North Dakota pipeline

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Tesoro Logistics said Friday it had restarted a 35-mile section of its North Dakota pipeline that was shut on Sept. 29 after it leaked and spilled crude in a wheat field.

As of Oct. 31, Tesoro said more than 4,500 barrels of the spill - estimated by North Dakota officials at 20,600 barrels - have been recovered.

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